Reuters: German Environment Minister Peter Altmaier expects German solar panel installations to nearly halve this year, showing that efforts to curb subsidies and get solar expansion under control have yielded results.
"I expect that about 4,000 megawatt (MW) will be installed this year," Altmaier said on Tuesday at the annual Handelsblatt Renewable Energy conference.
Germany is the world's largest solar market with roughly 35,000 MW (35 gigawatts) of capacity, equaling the output of about 20 nuclear...